The OAST Community Hub
Known locally as The Oast Rainham
Trustee Annual Report
For the Period
Jan 23 – Dec 23
Charity Registration Number: 1190961
Registered Address:
The Oast Community Hub Granary Close Rainham Kent ME8 7SG
Trustee List
| Trustee List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Positon(if any) | Dates |
| Jason Liddiard | President | January– December 2023 |
| Katharina Hickman(Nee Lay) | Bookings Secretary | January– December 2023 |
| Steve Claringbold | Buildings Ofcer | January– December 2023 |
| Deborah Gorman | Treasurer | January– December 2023 |
| Lloyd Cooke | November – December 2023 | |
| Sarah Tyler | November– December 2023 | |
| Wayne Spring (Ex-Ofcio) | November– December 2023 | |
| Robin Halls | November– December 2023 | |
| Joyce Sanders | November– December 2023 | |
| Colin Chapman | November– December 2023 |
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The OAST Community Hub was constituted as a charity on 20 August 2020.
The OAST Community Hub form a voluntary committee, referred to as an Executive committee. The committee is responsible for the overall operation of the charity and the day-to-day operations (the running of the Community Hub).
The Oast Community Hub has been formed in anticipation of the dissolution of the Rainham and Wigmore Community Association charity number 302748. When the RWCA dissolves, its assets will be transferred to the Oast Community Hub. Until that time, the RWCA will maintain its stance as the operating charity for the Community Centre.
We have employed, Thomson, Snell and Passmore solicitors of Tunbridge Wells to oversee the process of transfer. The Executive Committee will consist of up to 12 members and it is anticipated that at the first AGM, we will recruit officers to the vacant positions. Officers will sign up with the expectation that they will complete 3 years on the executive committee. Those who have been in office for 3 years will stand down from the committee but may be re-elected. It is hoped that the existing RWCA officers will be willing to put themselves forward for the offices.
The Executive will have ex-officio from the local Council, who is an elected member. The Executive Committee will aim to meet regularly alongside the RWCA to discuss matters relating to the charities including planning, financial matters and the transfer of assets. Until such time as the RWCA dissolves and its assets have transferred, the OAST Community Hub will not hold or administer any finances.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES VISION STATEMENT
VISION STATEMENT
Create a vibrant, diverse, accessible and financially sustainable community hub at the heart of Rainham, supported by the people of Kent and Medway, at the same time protecting and enhancing our heritage in the Oast House.
MISSION STATEMENT
Provide facilities that present opportunities for a strong community centre at the heart of Rainham, built on the underpinning values of good governance, accountability, respect, equality and dynamism.
Strategic Objectves
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Provide flexible, accessible, safe and economical facilities for community groups and social enterprises from which they can operate, support each other and deliver services to their members.
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Create a home where community growth, action, volunteering and enterprise will be nurtured, built upon effective community engagement across a wide spectrum of groups and funders.
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Operate on a financially sustainable model to protect the Oast building and its land; all monies generated will be recycled back into the Oast Community Hub.
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Actively seek new sources of funding to deliver the community hub ethos which is vested in the neighbourhoods of Medway.
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Ensure our policies and actions facilitate a community hub seeking to educate, inform, inspire and improve the wellbeing of the local community through a range of activities.
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Ensure our policies and actions encourage equality and diversity of provision.
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Develop 21st-century community-led governance arrangements, with the ownership of the Rainham Oast remaining within the remit of the Oast Community Hub (Charity No. 1190961).
Delivery of Public Beneft
The Trustees and Executive keep in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at all meetings where the OAST Community Hub’s activities are planned or reviewed. The focus of this being The Oast and the opportunities it provides for social welfare, education, recreation and leisure activities within the community.
LETTER FROM THE TRUSTEES
This year has been another challenging one for a variety of reasons, including the impact of the exit of the previous chairperson, unfortunately this led to a loss of all documentation, access to most of the email inboxes, and a hand over not occurring which set us back significantly.
The Oast and its activities are still principally being carried out by the RWCA due to the delays in the CIO proceedings which have limited our capacity and effectiveness to carry out the work of the Oast. Despite this set back, we diligently work towards a day when the transfer of assets finally concludes and we can continue the great work of the RWCA in serving the communities of Rainham and Wigmore as well as the surrounding areas.
The AGM was held and discussions of the vacant positions remained unfilled. The President took over managing the transfer of the RWCA to the CIO. We were able to identify the remaining person who holds the building in trust for the RWCA who already agreed to give their consent for this transfer.
We are moving into 2024 with filling the vacant positions associated with both the CIO and the RWCA, which will continue to support the transfer by the end of the next financial year.
Charity Name No (if any) The Oast Community Hub 1190961 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2023 12/31/2023
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub total 0.00 Total receipts 0.00 A3 Payments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub total 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub total 0.00 Total payments 0.00 Net of receipts/(payments) 0.00 A5 Transfers between funds 0.00 A6 Cash funds last year end 0.00 Cash funds this year end 0.00 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature #VALUE! #VALUE! Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cost (optional) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cost (optional) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Print Name Sarah Tyler Lloyd Cooke Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| 0.00 | |||
| 0.00 | |||
| 0.00 | |||
| 0.00 | |||
| OK | |||
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| #VALUE! | Sarah Tyler | 9/11/2024 | |
| #VALUE! | Lloyd Cooke | 9/11/2024 |